Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-05-13
GRAPHICS.

Ed. A. Roszelle went to Allan.
ia yesterday morning to assist In 1
protrscted meeting.
Dockery & Ivie completed al
abstract, embracing three hundred
transfers, this week.
Boonville secured the Reform
school for boys and Chillicothe the
Industrial Home for girls.
Eight hundred dollars have
been subscribed to bore for Goa
and gas IN Kirksville.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a strawberry les.
lival at Masonic Hall this even
ing.
Several hundred dollars
we're scattered through out the
county Friday and Saturday Of
last week and Monday of this, fol-
live poultry.
The Santa Fe has located de-
pot at Hurdland. This will afford
an opportunity for another town to
boom. 1t will now be in order fol-
the town to bore for coal and gas
William Brooks Sen., of Sperry
was in town Saturday. He re.
ports corn coming up nicely, and
thinks but little replanting will
have to be done.
R. J. Espy's ice wagon is max
ing daily rounds. Mr.. Espy has
eleven hundred tons of ice stored
and you may rely on getting good
weight on hot days.
John Scannell, clerk in the
drug store of F. 81. Wentworth, al
Unionville, Mo-, committed sui.
eide by taking morphine, Tuesday
of last week.
Extensive preparations are be.
ing made for properly observ-
ing decoration day, Monday May
30th. The full program will bt
given next week and the follow
ing.
Remember the game of base
ball between the Leans and the
Mercantile College Nine OF
Kirksville this afternoon at Base
Ball Park. Game called $3.50 p.
m.9Seats for the ladies will be pro-
vided.
We have received reports thi:
week from nearly every part of the
county and all state that corn i:
coming nicely, and there will be
but little replanting. Farmer:
are greatly encouraged over the
prospects for bountiful crops of al
kinds.
The law requires that the nu
meration of school children shall
be taken between the 31st day o.
May and the 18th day of June il
each year. School directors SHOULD
see that the enumeration is takeI
at the proper time, as the law di
reefs, as the apportionment of tn
public funds depends entirely up
on this.
Mr.. q. Sloan of this city has in
vented copy holder for the us,
of clerks and printers, that is DIES
tined to become great favorite. HI
has applied for a patent and thu
genuine merit of the invention
will, no doubt, bringit into gener
al use among printers and nota
ries.
Rev. J. B. Koehne, of Moberly
Mo-, will deliver a free Temper
ance Lecture in the Cumberland
church of this city, Monday even
ing the 10th install s o'clock. Sub
!ect "The Problem Solved" FL
has delivered this lecture over 4
times in half dozen differen
states. All are invited.
Property in Kirksville is rapid
ly rising in value. Robt. Loren
purchased the residence propert
belonging to Judge Stahl, Tues
day for $1,000 and Wednesda
morning was offered Sl400 for th
property. Now is an exceller
time to purchase property i
Kirksville that the benefits of til
general advance may be realized
Miles O'Brien, s. Dodson, /
O'Brien and Moses Burch went
st Louis Tuesday night, wher
they had been summoned to az
pear as witnesses against Thoms
Taylor, of Knox county, who
under arrest for selling whiske
contrary to the revenue law
Deputy Marshal Williams accom-
panied them, but before the boy
would permit him to go, they toe
HIM to the barber shop and ha
him fixed up in the latest styl
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